Annual report of the Medical Health Officer / City of Winnipeg.

  • Winnipeg (Man.). Health Department.
Date:
[1964]
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Annual report of the Medical Health Officer / City of Winnipeg. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Vascular lesions affecting the Central Nervous System were the third leading cause of death accounting for 282 deaths or 10.8% of all deaths with over 86%, occurring at age 65 and over. Accidents, poisoning and violent deaths ranked fourth causing 189 or 7.2%, of all deaths. All Accidental Causes accounted for 155, suicide 31 and homicide 3. Motor vehicle accidents accounted for 43 deaths with 16 or 37% occurring in the 15 - 24 year age group. Accident caused by fire or explosion of combustible material took 15 lives with 12 or 80%, occurring to children 14 years of age and under. •k -k -k Our appreciation and thanks are extended to all those who co-operated with us during the year in permitting us the use of the registrations of births and deaths or copies of them and for the use of the tabulating machine.